Apple Hires Google's Chief of Search and Artificial Intelligence

[Michael Goff]

Makes iOS 12 improvements with Siri seem possible after all now

Maybe 13, but 12 was likely out of the planning phase before this guy was hired. Probably knew what was going to be in 12 by January.

 

[Swift]

Is there no such thing as a „competitors clause“ or something in the US? How do all these people get snatched from their current position to start somewhere new doing the same thing

The strictest one was in California, and large parts of it were found to be unconstitutional; a way to keep salaries of the best talents down by acting in collusion with rivals.